Successful applicants earn a Micro-Internship Certificate upon completion of an 80-hour project as well as other project outcome reporting requirements.
Make It Happen Get more out of your college experience and join together with people who share your interests. Make new friends, host events and learn something new! Start your own official Selkirk College student club and access funding for equipment and activities. The Student Experience Team (SET) provides funding for new and existing clubs, plus equipment and prizes for student-driven events
Further your skills on the pottery wheel. Instructor Katriona Drijber is open to all levels of skill for this course—if you are interested, she will help you learn, from beginner to moderate/advanced.
When you graduate from post-secondary school, you want to know that the quality associated with your certificate, diploma or degree will mean something. Studying with the values of academic integrity—honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage—can help to protect academic credentials. Acts of academic dishonesty give some students an unfair advantage, jeopardize the value of the
I have been blacksmithing for over ten years creating many one-of-a-kind sculptures and commissioned works. While working with Kootenay Forge as a sub-contractor, I honed my production skills by making thousands of metal art products for the home. Prior to setting up Goose Creek Forge in the Slocan Valley, I spent twelve years working as a metal engraver with my father in our family business
" I have the joy of being inspired every day I come to work at Selkirk College." - Tracy Punchard, Dean, School of Industry Trades and Training, School of Hospitality and Tourism, School of the Arts After completing her PhD at the University of British Columbia, Tracy joined Selkirk College as a faculty member teaching English, composition, and technical writing. She has served as President of the
Learn successful online marketing with this course. Create a winning marketing plan, master social media, improve search ranking, and transform your business!
The housing markets in the Kootenay and Boundary regions are very competitive. Make sure to have your housing references ready before making any housing inquiries. Landlords may ask personal questions, such as if you have a job and/or where you attend school. Tips on Renting in Our Regions Move-in dates are normally the first day of each month. Tenants give landlords one month's notice. Landlords
Learn the basics of manual bookkeeping, including the accounting cycle, recording transactions to journals and ledgers, as well as how to read financial statements.
This is a triple certificate course suitable for care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals, and pre-hospital care providers such as fire services, rescue teams, life guards and ski patrol.
This combined course is for in-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals, and pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in fire service, rescue teams, sports medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol.
Occupational First Aid Level 2 is a comprehensive and intense 35-hour workplace first aid training course where students learn assessment and treatment skills required to be an OFA attendant who provides first aid care in the industry.
Learn CPR/AED, how to deal with minor wounds, airway breathing, circulatory emergencies, and more. Completion of records and reports is part of the course. Know what to do until the paramedics arrive.